Chapter 459: Devil Art Of Death (1/2)

Chapter 459: Devil Art Of Death

“So this is the royal sacred ground. Rumor has it that the ones who can’t become the emperor or the king aren't allowed to participate in the court. The majority would be banished here to excavate the place.” The seventh prince was the oldest but he has never been here before. He had only heard of certain things about it.

Four white eagles flew by with wings spanning for more than ten meters. They brought the four towards the closest continent of the royal clan.

“Boom!” The eagles rushed through invisible walls on the sky of this continent.

The initially empty world has just gotten excited.

Dangerous mountain ranges filled the place with an illusory sea of clouds. Among the majestic peaks and ravines were echoing bells, as if this was the dwelling of immortals.

Certain peaks were up in the clouds with gold-cladded palaces on top and connecting bridges. One could suddenly see a beautiful girl dressed in an immortal robe riding her flying sword and disappearing into the horizon.

This was a great spectacle. The princes who were here the first time became quite shocked.

It was one of the continents excavated by the royal clan, named “Dragon King’s Third Continent.”

Just like its name, it was the third excavated by the clan for two thousand years now. The entire place was surrounded by a grand formation. It had its own oceans and lakes with vegetation and wild beasts. There was also a prenatal spirit vein underground, producing thicker spirit energy than the outside world.

An old man was riding on a cloud with golden boots; his robe had the same dazzling color. He landed on the highest peak of this continent and looked at the four approaching eagles. He swept his sleeve and a red wave came over. The four suddenly disappeared from the eagles’ back and turned up again in front of the old man.

“This is the royal sacred ground, Dragon King’s Third Continent, the place where the old sages of the royal clan researched the holy techniques such as the Dragon King’s Saber Art, Extreme Agility, Nine Reincarnation Cycles Destruction, and others... The majority of the supreme arts and secrets from the clan were created here and tested by many before confirming their value. Next, they would be recorded down for future generations.”

This old man brought the four down from the mountain. They went inside an old path with steps. There were carvings on the walls of mysterious and secret laws of the royal clan on top of supreme techniques of the other sects.

Feiyun looked up and saw the training method of the first three slashes of the Dragon King’s Saber Art. Later on, he saw the research process of the fourth and fifth slashes as well. They were different from his current version.

The one he had was perfected without any potential backlash. The ones on these walls were full of holes. Cultivating them could result in physical harm.

“In order to become the Divine King, one must have higher comprehension and intelligence than ordinary people.” The old man stopped and said: “Thus, your first examination will be one of comprehension and intelligence. This path spans for three hundred miles with countless merit laws carved on the walls. However, they are incomplete and dangerous, potentially causing qi deviation, loss of lifespan, or even the destruction of the dantian.”

“All of you need to pick one among these merit laws and within three days, find the flaws within and improve it, making it into a correct cultivation method. Speed and quality matter for points. I will send the exact rules into your mind.”

The old man sent four golden rays into their forehead. The rules appeared in their mind.

The first round of examination: Intelligence and comprehension.

Three steps in total.

The first, picking an uncultivated law on the path and fix it in the fastest time. Hand the new version over to a testing ancestor. If given a green light, move on to the next step.

Second, find a youth with no experience in cultivating, can’t be older than ten. Pass down this merit law to him. This is also a test of one’s vision to find good cultivators. The more talented, the greater the cultivation speed.

The third step, bring the youths back to the mountain for a competition. The one who trained the strongest youth will be the winner.

It is a comprehensive examination, testing everything within three days.

“Begins, don’t waste time.” The old man stared at the four youths. Though they were all prodigies, he didn’t think that any of them could perfect a merit law in just three days.

Every several hundred years or so, the dynasty would pick a new successor for the Divine King’s position. However, the majority of the candidates could only complete the first step within three days. No one had enough time to do the second and third step. Thus, normally, the decision was made with the achievement in the first step.

So normally, only one’s “comprehension” and “intelligence” were tested.

Feiyun used his Swift Samsara to look through the ancient path.